Nāgata: Infernal Night, Qinghan and I are True Love

Chapter 56 Methods of Disaster Relief

Inside the cubicle, Wei Qing frowned deeply.

She felt like she was about to explode inside.

Forget about any insights; all she needed to do was gently circulate her internal energy, and Gu Qinghan's icy true energy flowed into her body.

She fell silent, lowered her head, and stopped.

"The Frost Bloodline... I actually possess the Frost Bloodline of the Kunlun Demoness..."

Gu Qinghan smiled and said, "Sister, now you should believe me, right? Even the Kunlun Mistress doesn't possess this Frost True Qi."

Wei Qing took a deep breath.

She didn't know what to do.

After a moment, she slowly stood up: "Even though I am your sister, I will always remember the kindness of the Prince of Qi in raising me. I will serve the Prince of Qi. You may leave."

Gu Qinghan shook her head: "What impact does identity and background have on our sisterly relationship? Tianyi always says, one thing at a time."

That was a struggle between your father and the King of Qi. Now that you know who your biological father is, I hope you will not commit any act of patricide.

Similarly, I also respect the kindness of King Qi in raising you.

Therefore, it is only right that you serve the King of Qi.

I'm not forcing you to come with me; you already have your own life ahead of you.

As your older sister, all I want is for you to be happy.

In the future, perhaps on your wedding day, your sister will come to see you.

Wei Qing froze.

She stood with her back to Gu Qinghan for a long time. She knew there was a pair of concerned eyes behind her, and she also knew that the connection between blood relatives could not be faked.

"I understand. This matter is settled. I do not wish to see you again until the King of Qi and the Crown Prince have determined a victor."

After saying that, she pushed open the door and left.

Xu Tianyi was still bragging to Shen Miao at the door when he saw Wei Qing come out. He smiled and said, "I didn't lie to you, did I?"

Wei Qing chuckled: "I can only believe half of what you say. Shen Miao, let's go!"

Shen Miao scratched her head: "Wei Qing, where are you going? It's raining heavily..."

Wei Qing was taken aback by her words.

He snorted coldly, walked back from the door, and went straight upstairs.

"rest!"

Shen Miao shrugged: "She's so boring..."

Xu Tianyi watched her go upstairs, then turned and asked, "You just said that the Leiling Dam was breached?"

Shen Miao nodded: "Yes, we're here to investigate, and also to provide disaster relief..."

"Oh, so our Miss Shen actually cares about the hardships of ordinary people..."

Shen Miao glared at him: "What are you talking about? Do you think I'm the kind of person who doesn't care about the lives of ordinary people? By the way, did you dig it up? Hmm~? You look shifty and suspicious!"

"I doubt your grandpa!"

"Hey, you dare insult my grandpa? You wait, I'm going to tell my grandpa and have him come and beat you up!"

"This is ridiculous! Get lost, you go upstairs too!"

Shen Miao put her hands on her hips and said, "Tch, if anyone's going to get out, it's you! This is my inn!"

Xu Tianyi laughed: "Alright, alright, I admit I was wrong. By the way, I want to have a sword made. I heard you're very skilled. How about you make one for me?"

Shen Miao immediately puffed out her chest and said, "You really have good taste! This grandma is a weapons master! But I'm busy right now, I have to wait until I finish investigating the case."

He hadn't expected Shen Miao to be so easy to talk to.

"Then...then I also wanted a magical armor..."

Shen Miao slammed her hand on the table: "What?! Don't push your luck!"

"What are you saying? That Ice Heart Technique is a top-grade technique with unparalleled power. I showed it to you for free, and you're being so stingy with the matching equipment."

"You're talking nonsense! No one can learn your Ice Heart Technique, but anyone can wear my precious sword and armor!"

"What do you want?"

Shen Miao's eyes darted around, and then she happily said, "How about you help me investigate the case?"

Xu Tianyi chuckled: "Does this even need investigating? It must have been made by the Valley God Sect..."

"You tell me! Anyone can guess. The key is evidence, we need to arrest them..."

Xu Tianyi couldn't help but ponder.

"The autumn harvest is over, why would they dig up the dam for no reason? Just to harm people?"

Shen Miaoyi shrugged: "How would I know? I guess they just want to throw Leizhou into chaos."

Xu Tianyi suddenly realized why.

The Valley God Sect was founded by Yu Linglong to support the Crown Prince.

Therefore, the Crown Prince's return to power should be this year.

The chaos in Leizhou also affected Yanzhou.

Then the Crown Prince can take advantage of the situation to conquer Yan Province and Lei Province.

That guess makes some sense.

Could it be that Yu Linglong has fallen in love with the Crown Prince? This is too much!

Incidentally, she also plans to kill the King of Chu and give Yuzhou to the Crown Prince.

That's just awesome.

"We can't just stand by and watch. So, we'll start working tomorrow. Regardless of whether the rain has stopped or not, we'll go out to provide disaster relief first, and then organize manpower to solve the dam problem."

Then came the various issues such as the resettlement of disaster victims.

How much silver is your Shen family prepared to contribute?

Shen Miao gave a silly smile.

"What are you laughing at? Say something!"

Shen Miao shook her head sadly: "I only have 100,000 taels left in my savings..."

"Oh...so the Shen family isn't planning on disaster relief after all..."

Shen Miao sighed: "It's not that we don't want to, but that we can't. The Shen family doesn't have that right. Disaster relief is all done by the imperial court. Otherwise, if the Shen family were to compete with the imperial court for the people's hearts, wouldn't that be terrible?"

"Then why can't you add an imperial order?"

“That won’t do. If we apply to the imperial court, they will send corrupt officials to embezzle disaster relief funds and grain.”

"Then let's use work relief instead!"

Shen Miao rolled her eyes at him: "If the Prince of Qi asks why the Shen family has gathered so many workers, is it because they want to form an army to rebel? How am I supposed to answer him?"

Xu Tianyi was somewhat perplexed upon hearing this.

Then, a thought flashed through his mind: "Why not just lend money directly to the people? There's nothing wrong with lending money, right? And if the interest rate is low, it'll be considered disaster relief."

Shen Miao chuckled: "Then what's the point of the Shen family paying so much money, only to have the other party unable to repay it and gain no reputation? I've never heard of lending money to someone and expecting gratitude. Even if there is, it's only temporary."

When one plan failed, Xu Tianyi came up with another.

"Then buy the land where the people were flooded, hire the people to develop real estate, and the land will belong to the Shen family. After the buildings are completed, they will be allocated to the people to live in."

They might even sell them for some money, a sure profit!

Shen Miao scoffed, "I knew you wouldn't come up with any good ideas. This means hiring hundreds of thousands of workers, and then General Yue will have to send troops to suppress us..."

Xu Tianyi shrugged: "The Wuji Empire really breaks a lot of rules."